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On Episode 281 of Trick or Treat Radio, we welcome fellow bandmate and frontwoman supreme, Mz. M in studio as our special guest host to assist with this week’s December Double Feature Cram Jam. We tackle two very different films featuring female antagonists as we discuss Darren Aronofsky’s latest film Mother! and the South Korean action revenge film, The Villainess! We also veer off into some interesting territory as Ares and Ravenshadow bond over their love of Superman, Wolfie and Dynamo talk about The Independents show and we discuss our favorite on-screen villainesses. So grab the heart of a loved one, unsheath your favorite katana and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Al-Khul, The Independents, Vampire: The Masquerade, Dracula Mid-Terms, dossier, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Catch of the Day, James Balsamo, Hanukkah, Superman logo clothes, five star reviews, Paramount Pictures, Smokey and the Bear, Mother!, Darren Aronofsky, Ed Harris, marketing a film, Michelle Pfeiffer, R.I.P. Warrel Dane, Jennifer Lawrence, Nevermore, The Smithereens, Sanctuary, Javier Bardem, Charminism, religious metaphor, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Villainess, sexual, Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun, roll for initiative, Dungeons and Dragons Online: The Mists of Ravenloft, The Five Hossmen, Superman, Christopher Reeve, Wolf Warrior 2, the Oldboy hallway knife fight, Richard Pryor, Henry Cavill, LandoDent, thanks to Corny and Julie MeowMeows for saving the country, George Reeves, Kirk Alyn, John Haymes Newton, Gerard Christopher, Superboy, Dean Cain, Tim Daly, Lois and Clark, Brandon Routh, Bryan Singer, Tom Welling, Rutger Hauer, The Hitcher, Krampus, Christmas in the Stars, Porky Pig's Blue Christmas, The Deadites Blue Christmas, favorite carols, Twisted Christmas, “Make it So”, Picard, Man of Steel, NJPW, Julie MeowMeows reviews wrestling, and nipplekicks.

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On Episode 280 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our boo, Jakey-Poo from the amazing Cult of Muscle Podcast to kick off the December Cram Jam in style! First up, we discuss the horror/comedy Better Watch Out from director Chris Peckover then we take a look at the nationalistic actioner from China, Wolf Warrior II! We also have a quick catch up with Evil Presly from the legendary punk band, The Independents to hear about their upcoming slate of shows! We also discuss our favorite action flicks from Asia, hear about Ravenshadow’s adventures as an American Bruja in Paris and find out what music video MZ walked off the set of! So grab a bucket of paint, display your flag proudly and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Role playing stories, Evil Presly of The Independents, Vampire: The Masquerade, The Cove Music Hall, Fete Music in Providence, The Ultimate Brouhaha, The Degeneration X of World of Darkness, The Dalai Rama, Julian Driver, Potshot, Kimuri, Geeks Off the Street, Ravenshadow’s holiday tour, Patrick Warburton, Wonder Woman, Levi Miller, The Academy Awards, Olivia DeJonge, Better Watch Out, Dacre Montgomery, Virginia Madsen, The Visit, Chris Peckover, Suspiria, John Hughes, Home Alone, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, holiday films, the yule log was flowin’, rape culture, #MeToo, instant gratification generation, good villains, Wolf Warrior II, Wu Jing, Russo Brothers, Rambo II, patriotic action films, Captain America: Winter Soldier, “Playing with the Boys”, Tony Jaa, Action Heroes, Frank Grillo, SPL: Kill Zone, Zoe Bell, Heidi Moneymaker, Vladimir Kozlov, “Double Double E”, Scott Adkins, Johnny Saint, Colt Cabana, The Authority, nationalistic films, Norse Mythology, favorite Asian action films, Salo, Rape! 13th Hour, Bullet in the Head, John Woo, Jet Li, RoboVampire, The Raid and Raid 2, Big Trouble in Little China, Replacement Killers, Master of the Flying Guillotine, Kung Fu Hustle, Gallants, Stephen Chow, getting back to evil, tiptoes, Book of Henry, China, Geostorm, The Land of Confusion video, The Cult of Muscle, Conquest, Well Go USA, vasectomies, likable bad guys, Into the Light, a change in the film industry, accidental 3 dinners, shifting your furniture, Dominic the Donkey, The Fast and the Furious, The Pathetics, Dynamo’s health update, Undocumented, Peter Pan, and Oreo the Holiday Goat.

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On Episode 279 of Trick or Treat Radio we wrap up this year's New Guest November with a guest we've wanted to have on for almost 5 years! We are joined by Eric Newell from the awesome Bloody Good Horror podcast! We talk to Eric about the 10 year anniversary of BGH, the show’s evolution and he also joins us for a discussion of the 2017 action/horror film Mayhem, from director Joe Lynch. We then talk a bit about Justice League, our all time favorite action horror flicks and we hear about Popcorn Dome 2! So grab your pepper spray, make your bets in the Trick or Treat Radio fantasy dating league and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Bloody Good Horror, Val Kilmer, Joe Lynch, Everly, Hollister, Adam Green, Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving, The Babysitter, Insidious, watching people read bedtime stories, The Purge, The Belko Experiment, microwaving fish, the Marz poop clock was reset, Shudder, Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau, Wrong Turn 2, Ravenshadow’s birthday, The Movie Crypt, Popcorn dome 2, Justice League, Ravenshadow’s anxiety, The Walking Dead, preparation H, See No Evil, iconic superhero scores, Christmas tree shopping, Dawn of the Dead, Batman ‘66, Music Quest Bob, what Marz wants from a Wonder Woman movie, Clockwork Orange style, Jakey-Poo, siege films, Warner Brothers superhero films, Christmas movies, December Cram Jam, Better Watch Out, Wolf Warrior II, The Star Wars Special, 2017 Year End Special, meanwhile in Salem…, Richard Stanley, Marlon Brando, the Trick or Treat Radio fantasy dating league, #TheCocktagon, Christian Mingle, Grindr, Dog Soldiers, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predator, Blade, Train to Busan, favorite Star Trek captain, The Picard Song, not seeing the Godfather films, Ric Flair, Captain Randy Savage, favorite asian action films, oh me so horngry, Emmy award winning, Horrorhound weekend, See No Evil, Wonder Woman, Frank Grillo, Carnauba Wax, Dark Side, Ravenshadow’s movie angst, Cocklossus, Mark Mothersbaugh, Danny Elfman, and a Tribe of Chuckies.

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On Episode 278 of Trick or Treat Radio we continue New Guest November as we welcome filmmaker James Balsamo of Acid Bath Productions to the show! James is a self-proclaimed purveyor of schlock and we will talk about his upcoming film The Litch, as well as his back catalog. Our featured film discussion is the 2017 teen thriller, Super Dark Times from first time feature director, Kevin Phillips. We also toss out our favorite schlock films, find out what we’re thankful for and have the age old debate of physical media vs. digital. So grab a VHS of your favorite schlock film, wield a katana and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Master Blaster, Human Taxi, Back to School, Ares’ kid, Tomohiro Ishii, Weird Science, One Crazy Summer, Rodney Dangerfield, Caddyshack, Natural Born Killers, The Academy criteria for nominating, Bill Murray, Thanksgiving songs, what we’re thankful for, the pizza incident, Super Dark Times, Kevin Phillips, Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, scrambled porn, Katsuyori Shibata, Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid, Ladybugs, Fuck Net Neutrality, why the Deadites album isn’t out, 90s music, what kids do after school, realistic dialogue, phone calls mid-coitus, cutting marinara sauce, Paul Bunyan’s film review, animal violence in film, Jessica Jones, Cool as Hell, Nikolai Volkoff, Herschell Gordon Lewis, E.G. Daily, Kevin Van Hentenryck, The Ghoulies, Basket Case, Lloyd Kaufman, Tiffany Shepis, Toxic Avenger, “Hey, wha happened?”, Best in Show, Gwar, Bite School, G1 Climax, Carmine Capobianco, youthful sexcapades, schlock films, Pieces, Humanoids from the Deep, Bronx Warriors, Ravenshadow P.I., Frank Zappa, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, They Live, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, John Carpenter, Wolfie’s Anniversary, Ares the Conqueror, MoviePass, the good old physical vs digital media debate, Amanda Palmer, VHS stores, NJPW World, Barnes and Noble, Newbury Comics, CD release day, Video Discs, Beta, You’re Next, Celebration Roast, Justice League, Christmas Tinner in a Can, Pink Flamingos, Toxic Avenger, Raw Force, and what we’re thankful for.

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On Episode 277 of Trick or Treat Radio, we have got a killer lineup for you! We kick things off with another one of MonsterZero’s definition games, this time he breaks down accomplishments vs achievements and the fine line between talking about what you’ve done and boasting about it! Next up is a film discussion about the 2017 Leatherface from directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo. How well do they weave the story into the greater Texas Chainsaw mythos and does the movie stand on its own merit? Finally, what you’ve all been waiting for. The main event of the evening… you may know him as the muscular saxophone player from The Lost Boys, you may know him as Tina Turner’s saxophone player, but after you listen to our interview there will be no doubt that you will know that this man is a legendary performer and even better person! We speak with the one and only Tim Cappello to discuss his role in The Lost Boys, his musical career and what he did to become the only person to ever get kicked out of CBGBs! We also discuss our favorite original songs from films and play our amazing listener voicemail! So grab your saxophone, get lubed up and strap on for the world's most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Getting kicked out of CBGB, Tim Cappello, Timmy Cappello and the Ken Dolls, Leatherface, Inside, Among the Living, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, how to disgust Dynamo, Marz and Ares’ man date, Thor: Ragnarok, G.G. Allin, Sweet Movie, the difference between accomplishments, achievements and success, tubs of popcorn, The Hardy Boyz, Gore Shriek, the Justice League of Slashers, Freddy Krueger, Jason, Michael Myers, the chase and revenge in slashers, Riot Head, Tina Turner, Ringo Starr, Peter Gabriel, the unique gyms in Rotterdam England, The Lost Boys, Tim Cappello’s secret body oil, New England Conservatory of Music, Rock and Shock, the trials of playing Saxophone, Lost in the Shadows, Tim Cappello’s upcoming album, Santa Cruz, Wigtown, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Blood on the Reed, Mad Monster Party, Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Rainbow Connection, The Muppet Movie, Star Wars Theme, The Burbs, Leatherface’s skin condition, Punchfarm’s Marzvember, Movie Reviews Rising, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, All You Need is Blood Podcast, Transformers the Movie, Rodan song, What We Do in the Shadows, what Wolfie said earlier today, royalty checks, Marvel villains, remakes, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Gunnar Hansen, Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, “I Still Believe”, Marcus Nispel, Porn Pop, Ghost Hustler, Dynamo’s lack of video evidence of him wrestling, Wiggly, podcasting family tree, Joel Schumacher, The Call, Tim’s middle school band’s name, Flight of the Conchords, Super Dark Times, Paul Williams, John Carpenter, which movie relaxes Ares?, Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise continuity, Pootie Tang, and the best songs composed specifically for a film.

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Episode 276 of Trick or Treat Radio continues on with New Guest November as we welcome Noah “Murf” Tipton from the Midnight Drive-In and Hero Unabridged podcasts! Noah joins us to discuss Cold Moon, the 2016 Mystery/Horror flick from writer Michael McDowell. We start reviewing the film but quickly veer off into incredibly nerdy directions. We also discuss some of our favorite obscure comic book characters and favorite midnight movies. MZ goes on another one of his famous rants, this time about the difference between a job, a career and an occupation. We find out everyone’s dream jobs, announce next week’s guest and find out just how far down the nerdy hobbit hole we can go. So grab your X-Men #1, put on your favorite superhero costume and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: The Midnight Drive-In, fu-schnickers, Hero Unabridged, Murf, Cold Moon, podcasting attire, Tim Cappello, The Lost Boys, NJPW Power Struggle, the difference between a job/occupation/career, lackluster typing skills, pajama mafia, type-shaming, Bilbo Dildo, MZ’s failed porn career, INDEED, dream jobs, Alan Thicke, Jarret Blinkhorn’s short film Signal to Noise, Morpheus Marz, Jello Pudding Humble, fake Sean Penn, Christopher Lloyd, Onyx, Parallax, Candy Clark, Peter David, Frank Whaley, The Deadites, Monster Squad, Potstickers, Raven J on fire!, Ravenshadow’s dog Ollie, Iron Fist, MZ’s ass, filmmaking, Pulp Fiction, The Riddler, The Spectre, Thor: Ragnarok, Kevin Spacey, John Carpenter, Lobo, Ben Affleck, Elongated Man, comic book gimmick writing, Griff Furst, Michael McDowell, Ghost Shark, Supernatural revenge films, modern ghost story gimmicks, Tim Burton, Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas, Anton Furst, Batman, Gotham City, Ra’s Al Ghul, Nicolas Cage, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Jason X, Knightfall and The Death of Superman, Batman ‘66, self importance, Leatherface, Zack Snyder, Quantum and Woody, TV shows, Michael Bay, massive comic book discussion detour, Justice League, The Diddler’s Penis Cane vs. Dracula’s Ass Cane, John Carpenter Live, Robert E. Howard, Video Violence, The Cromcast, The Three Stooges, The Mighty Heroes, The Creeper, Seven Soldier, Grant Morrison, Frank Miller, Alan Moore, Justice League Unlimited, Oberon, Guy Gardner, and G’Nort, Alex de Campi, and The Lazarus Pit of Civilization.

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On Episode 275 of Trick or Treat Radio we gear up and head out on an adventure where the elements are harsh and the creatures fierce. Although we’re not alone, no, we’ve enlisted the assistance of some seasoned veterans as the boys from The Cromcast accompany us on this journey. They come equipped with an abundance of experience and vorpal blades with +5 to literary knowledge. Together we tackle such tough foes as Psychos in Love, The Horrors, greased up muscle bound saxophone players, and the dreaded Skype connection! After all is said and done we sit down at the fire to discuss the 2017 Horror/Thriller, Residue. We then part ways and continue our journey alone as we encounter Universal monsters and angry voicemails! So equip your battle axe, wear your codpiece and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: The Cromcast, At the Mountains of Madness, The Horrors, The Lost Boys, Tim Cappello, Psychos in Love, Robert E. Howard, Conan, Hallas, Peter Pan, Channel Zero: No-End House, literary references, Monster Squad, greased up muscle-bound saxophone players, the Near Dark fiasco, Radu, Stranger Things Season 2, House of Cards, The Inhumans, Marvel television shows, WB, The Micronauts, strep throat, Ash vs. The Evil Dead season 2, jump the shark, Residue, Ryan Gosling, Dynamo’s accidental hand gesture, wrestling moves in fight scenes, Max Headroom, Rusty Nixon, Sharpshooter, Harold and Maude, Bob Chase, Adolf Allen, Pigeons from Hell, The Savage Sword, Thriller, Boris Karloff, El Borat, The Haunted Oak, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Goblin, Dario Argento, Drive Jacket Mark’s origin, 80s Movie Soundtrack, Dracula’s ASS cane, Bourbon and Barbarians, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Woot There it is, The Great Monster Debate, Bela Zero, Larry Fine the Barbarian, Kull the Conqueror, Demons, Swanson, Geretta Geretta, Pretty in Pink, The Crow Soundtrack, The Oregon Trail, Salem, Emo, The Sorbo, H.P. Lovecraft, hardboiled detectives, Tori Amos, Sam Spade, The Faint, Jack Radcliffe, Saddle Creek, scary dreams, Kiefer Sutherland, and Renfield.

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The Extra Special Halloween Special has returned for its triumphant sixth year! The Sixth in a series is usually terrible right? Well, we try our best to mix up the format and not regurgitate any of the previous segments, so you be the judge! This year we whip up a concoction that includes the (hypothetical) Trick or Treat Radio Halloween Film Festival! Each host brings 5 films to the table and we whittle down the list of 20 to 13 to program our ultimate film fest! Of course there will be some arguments and disagreements and there is even a phone-a-friend tiebreaker! We also talk about Halloween memories and the best kills in horror history! It wouldn’t be an Extra Special Halloween Special without feedback from our amazing listeners, including a first time caller! So grab a ticket to the hypothetical film fest, load up on junk food and tune into the world’s most dangerous Halloween special!

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Episode 274 of Trick or Treat Radio is our last episode before Halloween, so what do we do? We discuss a brutal prison film, of course! On the show, we will be talking about Brawl in Cell Block 99, the latest flick from Bone Tomahawk director S. Craig Zahler. Why do we veer away from straight up horror so close to Halloween? Because we were very excited to check out this film based on our love of Bone Tomahawk. We also mention some of our favorite prison films, talk about grindhouse/exploitation cinema and the current crop of amazing filmmakers! So wear your favorite prison attire, beat up an authority figure and strap on for the world's most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: TLC = Tables Ladders and Calzones, Extra Life, Mirrorball, Dynamo’s adventures at the doctors, Did MZ watch the Lost Boys?, They’ll Live, Mindhunter, Cry Little Sister, Humble Eddie, Buttcrack, Four Star Generalization, Viggo Mortensen, gang humbled, The Extra Special Trick or Treat Radio Halloween Special, OTC Movie Night, The (hypothetical) Trick or Treat Radio Halloween Film Festival, Forsaken Forest, escape rooms, LoS Cretin, Nightmare Factory, door-to-door tuck dance, Truffle Shuffle, Ravenshadow’s laptop, S. Craig Zahler, Brawl in Cell Block 99, Bone Tomahawk, Vince Vaughn, Clay Pigeons, Psycho, honor among thieves, Grindhouse, Exploitation, original ideas in film, Don Johnson, Chained Heat, prison films, Tarantino, Udo Kier, Oldboy, Stanley Kubrick, Nicolas Winding Refn, 42nd St. grime, Bronson, filmmaker comparisons, Brian Paulin, Ravenshadow and Murf’s new tag team name, Silver Shamrock, Halloween, Neon Maniacs, Blood Harvest, The Babysitter, Stranger Things Season 2, Horror Cinema: The Best Scary Movies of All Time, The Scarehouse, Prom Night 2, Cruel Jaws, Nightmare City, Cannibal Ferox, Umberto Lenzi, Silver Bullet, Trick or Treat Radio Greatest Hits Volume III, Marz’s autobiography ‘Everybody Shits’, Prison, alien autopsy porn, Mark Zuckerberg, Renny Harlin, Channel Zero: No-End House, Swingers, Chris Pratt, True Detective, Jennifer Carpenter, the evil warden thing, Dragged Across Concrete, fight choreography, Street Fighter bonus round, Asylum Blackout, Steven Spielberg, Reservoir Dogs, gummy slushies, the current crop of up and coming great directors, Cycle of the Werewolf, An American Werewolf in London, Haunts, and Tiny Wight’s maze.

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On Episode 273 of Trick or Treat Radio we wrap up the weekend that was at Rock and Shock 2017! We’ll talk all about the convention, The Trick or Treat Radio Masquerade Extravaganza and all the awesome people we spent time with! We also will be joined by Jim Smith of Teeel to talk about his part in the weekend and to have a discussion about the seventh installment in the Child’s Play series, Cult of Chucky. During the review we break into a deep discussion about the dark rapey side of Hollywood, we have more millennial talk and mention our favorite parts of Rock and Shock. So grab your convention haul, toss your good guy doll out the window and strap on your leather codpiece for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: The Trick or Treat Radio Masquerade Extravaganza, Teeel, Rock and Shock, The Agents of Chaos, Starkiller, the Death Star, The Lost Boys, Draculas, The Raven Chateau, Pantaphobe, Chucky, Reverend Scott, Kurando Mitsutake, Ares’ morning ritual, boxers or briefs?, The Breakfast Club, Criterion, The Cove Music Hall, Slaygoth, Murf, Tim Cappello, Don Mancini, 3:00 High, Stranger Things, My Buddy dolls, Wisdom, Ravenshadow’s juggalo name, preshadow, freeform bungling, Harvey Weinstein the scumbag, Victor Salva, Jeepers Creepers, Kevin Smith, separating the art from the artist, Rosemary’s Baby, Woody Allen, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Roman Polanski, J.S. Bach, Skid Row, Corey Feldman, Mos Eisley, the Tilly Police, Emily Dickinson, Two Ghosts One Cup, Synapse’s 4K restoration of Suspiria, Goblin, Mz. M, beer tours, Kung Fury, George C. Scott, The Changeling, Martin Scorsese, Diabolik DVD, Miami Connection, Vinegar Syndrome, John Carpenter’s The Fog, Fabio Freezy, millennial fight club, Rough House Publishing, and Dynamo’s mist.

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